Amendment of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Declaratory (Controlled Area) (Scotland) (No. 3) Order 20012.

(1)

The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Declaratory (Controlled Area) (Scotland) (No. 3) Order 20012 is amended is accordance with this article.

(2)

In article 4–

(a)

in paragraph (4)–

(i)

for the words “An inspector may, by licence issued in the form set out in Schedule 1 to this Order and subject to the conditions set out in that Schedule”, there shall be substituted “In the case of a specific licence, an inspector may, by a licence issued in the form set out in Schedule 1 to this Order and subject to the conditions set out in that Schedule or, in the case of a general licence, the Scottish Ministers may, by a licence issued by them”; and

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (a) for “sheep, cattle or pigs” there shall be substituted “sheep, cattle, goats, pigs, wild boar and deer”;

(b)

in paragraph (10), for the words “Except under paragraphs (4) and (8) above” shall be substituted “Except in relation to a licence as may be issued by an inspector under paragraph (4) above or as may be issued under paragraph (8) above”; and

(c)

there shall be added at the end of paragraph (13), as follows:–

  • “,

  • but nothing required by sub-paragraphs (a)-(c) above shall be required in relation to licences where animals are moved under the authority of a general licence”.

(3)

For paragraph 1 of the “Conditions of Licence” in Schedule 1, shall be substituted the following:–

“1.

Before being moved, animals to which this licence relates shall be marked as follows:–

  • CATTLE (including water buffalo and bison): A broad arrow, 15 cm long, clipped on left hindquarter, and hair clipped off end of tail.

  • SHEEP AND GOATS: A single red stripe, 30 cm long and 2 cm wide, painted with adhesive composition, or in such manner that it will remain legible for the entire length of the journey, down the centre of the sheep’s or the goat’s back.

  • PIGS AND WILD BOAR: A single red stripe, 30 cm long and 2 cm wide, painted with adhesive composition, or in such manner that it will remain legible for the entire length of the journey, down the centre of the pig’s or the wild boar’s back.

  • DEER: A single red stripe, 60 cm long and at least 5 cm wide, painted with adhesive composition, or in such manner that it will remain legible for the entire length of the journey, down the centre of the deer’s back.”.